August 22, 2023

Twelve Shapiro Sher Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers

The new edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected guides to the U.S. legal industry, cites 12 attorneys from Shapiro Sher, over half the total number of attorneys at the firm. The 2024 edition also names Shapiro Sher President William E. Carlson as Baltimore’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law and identifies the following attorneys in their respective practice areas:

David B. Applefeld: Commercial Litigation and Construction Litigation
William E. Carlson: Corporate Law
Scott W. Foley: Commercial Litigation
Larry S. Gibson: Civil Rights Law
Richard M. Goldberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Bankruptcy Litigation
Ann Clary Gordon: Real Estate Law
Renée S. Lane-Kunz: Employment Law (Management)
Paul Mark Sandler: Commercial Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury Litigation (Defense and Plaintiff)
Joel I. Sher: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Daniel J. Zeller – Bankruptcy Law

The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 identifies two additional attorneys from the firm as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”:

J. Patrick Gill: Banking and Finance Law
Anastasia McCusker: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Shapiro Sher was founded in 1972 by Ronald M. Shapiro with the mission of providing outstanding legal counsel for Maryland businesses of all sizes. Based in Baltimore, the Firm is nationally recognized for its practices in business law, litigation, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights.

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The Art of Persuasion: Essays on Rhetoric in the Courtroom Paul Mark Sandler
Daubert v. Frey: Admissibility of Expert Testimony" Eric R. Harlan and Jennifer B. Routh, Editors
Model Witness Examinations, Fourth Edition by James K. Archibald and Paul Mark Sandler (ABA Book Publishing, 2016)
Discovery Problems and Their Solutions, Second Edition by Paul W. Grimm, Charles S. Fax, Paul Mark Sandler. (ABA Book Publishing, 2010)
Raising the Bar: Practice Tips and Trial Technique for Young Maryland Lawyers by Paul Mark Sandler (Maryland State Bar Association, 2006)
Pattern Examinations of Witnesses for the Maryland Lawyer, Fourth Edition by Paul Mark Sandler and James K. Archibald. (Maryland State Bar Association, 2006)
Bullies, Tyrants & Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them by Ronald M. Shapiro and Mark A. Jankowski, with James Dale. (Crown Business, 2005)
The 12 Secrets of Persuasive Argument by Paul Mark Sandler, JoAnne A. Epps, and Ronald J. Waicukauski (ABA Book Publishing, 2009)
Maryland Discovery Problems & Solutions by Hon. Paul W. Grimm, Charles S. Fax, and Paul Mark Sandler (Maryland State Bar Association, 2008)
Pleading Causes of Action, Sixth Edition by Paul Mark Sandler and James K. Archibald (Maryland State Bar Association, 2018)
Appellate Practice for the Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal, Fifth Edition edited by Paul Mark Sandler and Andrew D. Levy (Maryland State Bar Association, 2014)
The Power of Nice: How to Negotiate So Everyone Wins--Especially You! by Ronald M. Shapiro and Mark A. Jankowski (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998)
Anatomy of a Trial: A Handbook for Young Lawyers, Second Edition by Paul Mark Sandler (ABA Book Publishing, 2014)
Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice Larry S. Gibson (Prometheus Books, 2012)
Perfecting Your Pitch: How to Succeed in Business and in Life by Finding Words That Work by Ronald M. Shapiro and Jeff Barker (Hudson Street Press, 2013)